We’re excited to tell you that the third early access release of Unity Games by Tutorials is out with a full 14 chapters and a brand new game: Super Soy Boy!

Check out the trailer for the awesome platformer game you’ll learn how to build in this release:

This is a free update for those who have pre-ordered Unity Games by Tutorials.

If you haven’t pre-ordered Unity Games by Tutorials yet, read on to see how to get your copy!

What’s New in this Release?

We’ve added three new chapters that teach you how to build a great 2D platformer game:

Chapter 12, Beginning Unity 2D: Learn how to work with sprites, 2D physics, the 2D orthographic camera, and basic controls — and meet the hero of your game, Soy Boy.

Meet your hero — Super Soy Boy!

Chapter 13, More Unity 2D: Carry on with your game and set up 2D physics layers, character animations, sound effects, level timers — and encounter the spinning blades of tofu death.

Learn how to add hazards , animations and more to your game!

Chapter 14, Saving Data: Learn how to create a level editor, manage player preferences, persist top scores, and add a menu scene.

Learn how to create and save custom levels and player best times!

What is Unity?

Unity is a a professional game engine used to create games like City Skylines, Hearthstone, the Long Dark, and more.

Unity’s aim is to “democratize” game development, by providing a AAA-level engine to independent game developers in a way that is both affordable and accessible.

Here are our top 5 reasons why Unity is great:

It’s free to use. If you’re an indie game developer, you can download and start using Unity for free, which is great when you’re just learning.

It’s cross-platform. With Unity, you make your game once and you can build it for a variety of platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and more.

It has a visual editor. Unlike other game platforms where you have to type tons of code before you see anything on the screen, with Unity you can simply import an asset and drag and drop. This visual style of development is great for beginners and professionals alike, and makes game development fast and fun.

Live debugging. With Unity you can click a button to preview your game instantly in the editor, and you can even modify game objects on the fly. For example, you can drag new enemies onto the level as you play it, tweak gameplay values and more, allowing for an iterative game design process.

Unity is fun! You can think of Unity like a box of legos: the only limits are those of your own imagination.

Unity vs. Sprite Kit and Scene Kit: You might wonder which you should use: Unity, or one of the Apple game frameworks like Sprite Kit or Scene Kit.

Here’s our recommendation:

If you are an experienced iOS developer making a simple game and want to target iOS devices only, you may want to consider using one of Apple’s game frameworks. They are very easy to learn and leverage much of your existing iOS development experience.

If you want to target non-iOS devices, or if you want to make games at a professional level, you may want to consider using Unity. Unity is much more powerful than the Apple game frameworks, and does not lock you into the iOS ecosystem, and that’s well worth the increased learning curve.

What Is Unity Games by Tutorials?

Unity Games by Tutorials is for complete beginners to Unity, or for those who’d like to bring their Unity skills to a professional level. Its goal is to teach you everything you need to know to make your own Unity games – via hands-on experience.

In Unity Games by Tutorials, you’ll learn how to build four games:

A twin-stick shooter

A first-person shooter

A tower defense game (with VR support!)

A 2D platfomer

Here’s a sneak peek of what you can look forward to in the full release:

Section I: Hello, Unity!

This section covers everything you need to know to get started with Unity. You’ll learn your way around the UI, how to work with game assets and physics, and create a 3D twin-stick combat game: Bobblehead Wars.

Here’s what you’ll cover while saving the world from creepy-crawly aliens:

Chapter 1, Hello Unity: Learn how the Unity interface works and how to import assets into your project.

Chapter 2, GameObjects: Learn about GameObjects and Prefabs by adding and laying out the initial objects for Bobblehead Wars.

Chapter 3, Components: Learn how to use components to give your hero the ability to walk and blast away at the oncoming horde.

Chapter 4, Physics: Learn the basics of game physics by adding collision detection and giving the hero the ability to turn on a dime.

Chapter 5, GameManager and Pathfinding: Learn how to create the tools that spawn the aliens, and then make them chase after the hero.

Chapter 6, Animations: Learn how to add animations to the marine and the aliens. It’s time for some shooting and chomping!

Chapter 7, Sounds: Learn how to bring your game to life by adding background music and a variety of sound effects.

Chapter 8, Finishing Touches: Learn how to add a winning and losing condition, and wrap up the game with some classy touches.

Section II: First-Person Games

Now that you’re up to speed with Unity game development, you can move on to more complex game development topics, such as adding in-game UI elements, advanced camera techniques and using multiple weapons.